Medium severity · published Feb 12, 2025
CVE-2024-21971
Improper input validation in AMD Crash Defender could allow an attacker to provide the Windows® system process ID to a kernel-mode driver, resulting in an operating system crash,…
5.5
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Improper input validation in AMD Crash Defender could allow an attacker to provide the Windows® system process ID to a kernel-mode driver, resulting in an operating system crash, potentially leading to denial of service.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 3% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AA
AMD Athlon™ 3000 Series Desktop Processors with Radeon™ Graphics · AMD
AMD Software: PRO Edition 24.Q2 (23.19.16.01) · source: vendor
AA
AMD Athlon™ 3000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics · AMD
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
AR
AMD Radeon™ PRO VII · AMD
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
AR
AMD Radeon™ PRO W5000 Series Graphics Products · AMD
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
AR
AMD Radeon™ PRO W7000 Series Graphics Products · AMD
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
AR
AMD Radeon™ RX 5000 Series Graphics Products · AMD
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
AR
AMD Radeon™ RX 7000 Series Graphics Products · AMD
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
AR
AMD Radeon™ VII · AMD
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
AR
AMD Ryzen™ 3000 Series Mobile Processor with Radeon™ Graphics · AMD
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
AR
AMD Ryzen™ 4000 Series Desktop Processor with Radeon™ Graphics · AMD
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
AR
AMD Ryzen™ 4000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics · AMD
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
AR
AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Desktop Processor with Radeon™ Graphics · AMD
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
Affected product
AA
AMD Athlon™ 3000 Series Desktop Processors with Radeon™ Graphics
AMD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-21971
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-21971
www.amd.com
https://www.amd.com/en/resources/product-security/bulletin/amd-sb-6008.html
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